Collar



W. LfiETSINGER. COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED DEC.6, 1920.

1,413,470; Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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Application filed Decemher 6, 1926. serial no. 428,675.

It is the object of this invention to provide,

a collar having stiffening means, and means cooperating therewith for retaining the front flaps ofv the collar properly overlappedflin order that the collar will present a .neat appearance.

The invention will be 'readily understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings, in which: v Figure l is a perspective view showing the collar when fastened.

Fig. 2'is a View of the collar showing. the flap portion folded back from the neck band.

Fig. 3 is a plan View ofthe stiffener. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one end of the stiffener. v

Fig. 5 is a detail section on the of Fig. 2.

The collar having the improved stiffening means is of the so called soft collar type,

line 5-5 and comprises a neck band formed of inner and outer layers 1 and 2, and a folding flap portion 3 adapted to be folded; down upon the neck band. The overlapping front flaps of the neck band are "shown at 4 and 5, the flap 4 being adapted to be overlapped by the flap 5. These flaps are pro vided with the usual button-holes 6 fora fore constructed was received over a button adjacent the upper edge of flap 4 in order. to assist in retaining the collar'in proper position when fastened.

In the improved construction a stiffenin inserted between the layers of the neck band for stiffening the latter. This stiffener may be cut-awayas shown order not to i IIIiII lYiIIIIPIQVBCl construction'when the collar 1s fastened,' the button-hole T is en overlie the buttoni-holesfi.

gaged by the stiffener Sat the end fiap 4 of" the neck band, and for this purposea button- .hole 12 isprovidedfin the innerlayer of the neck band adjacent the 4m a position to aline ;with

. Specification o f Letter'sliatent. Patented v I upper edge of flap button-hole 7 {when the collar is fastened 5 The stiffener 8 carries a member which 7 projects through the button-hole 12 and is engaged by the button-hole 7. This memer may comprise a wireloop 13 having its ends received through apertures'lt in the stiffener and bent 'back upon the stiffener.-

The loop portion of the wire extends out- 'wardly'through one of the 'openingsl4 and through button-hole 12, and is then reversely bent in order to form a hook 15;

p V "Whenthe collar s fastened this hook is engaged b 1 the button-hole 7, so that "the" collar includes a neck band stifl'enenwhich at one end I a is engaged by the overlapping flap of the.

opposite end of the collar. -By this-arrangement the collar is held-in uprightposition at all times'and will thus'present a neat ap pearance. i

' Various changes may be made Without" d r in from. the spirit 'ofthelinvention as'claimed; V V

3 7 What is'claimed is:

a pocket, a stifi'ener in said pocket, an engaging member carried by said stiffener and projecting transversely. through said neck band at one of its overlapping end flaps, said-engaging member, arranged to engage the overlapping flap at the opposite of the overlapping endfflaps of the neck band having a button-hole, and an engaging strip 8 formed of celluloid or. thelike is.

membercarried by 'the stiffener'and project-' 7 1. A'collar including a neck ban forming" ing transversely through the. neck band atthel other overlapping end flap, said engaging member being received in said button-hole.

3 A collar including a neckband formin'gapocketya stiffener in said'pocket, a

hook projecting transversely from said 1.05 of its overlapping end flaps, said -hookf stiffener through said neck band at one flaps, said hook being arranged to engage the overlapping flap at the opposite end of the neck band.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM J. GETSINGER. 

